Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant along with the Minister for Power, Shri Ramkrishna alias Sudin Dhavlikar led the people of Goa in paying rich tributes to the first Chief Minister of Goa, late Shri Dayanand alias Bhausaheb Bandodkar on his 52st death anniversary. The Chief Minister laid a wreath on Samadhisthal of the leader at Miramar today.
Those present on the occasion were Chief Secretary Shri Puneet Kumar Goel, IAS, Principal Secretary Finance, Dr. V. Candavelou IAS, DGP Goa Shri Alok Kumar IPS, IGP, Shri Omvir Singh Bishnoi IPS; Shri Kamal Dutta, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest; Collector North Goa Ms Sneha Geethe IAS Shri Umakant, IFS Chief Conservator Of Forests and other Secretaries to the Government besides family members of Bandodkar and prominent citizens among others.
While briefing the press the Chief Minister informed that the renovation work of Bandodkar’s Samadhi Sthal would be taken up on a war footing. Addressing concerns regarding maintenance and upkeep of Samadhisthal, the CM assured that all steps will be taken to maintain the place.
Thereafter, the Chief Minister garlanded the statue of Bhausaheb Bandodkar at the Old Secretariat and then at Secretariat, Porvorim, offering floral tributes to the former leader of Goa.
